Getting taillight housings apart.

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I have my extra set and today finally got the ambition to start one of my winter projects. How the hell do you get the tail lich housings and lenses apart? Monkey Gein says they are sonic welded, and it's impossible, but the other one I bought was already sepereated. :?

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Well, you pull headlights apart by heating them up in the oven...maybe that. Or cut the plastic welds out.
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So the dumb question must be asked, Why do you want to take them apart?
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he got super secret project. i think the old ones are glued and the new ones are sonic welded. do you know if they are new or old?? if they are sonic welded you need to cut them apart...
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If the sonic ones are in good shape just trade me straight up, not like I really care how mine are put together anyways, or just swap out the ones you have (duh).

But if they are glued it's the same thing as the headlights.

btw, make sure to use some type of load ballast.
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^John, I have one apart already. I have no clue if they are new or old, i'd assume old?

I'd have to ask Pepsi about it.
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iminhell wrote:If the sonic ones are in good shape just trade me straight up, not like I really care how mine are put together anyways, or just swap out the ones you have (duh).

But if they are glued it's the same thing as the headlights.

btw, make sure to use some type of load ballast.
um strobes?????? or hid tail lights??????? :?
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mnfocusS wrote:^John, I have one apart already. I have no clue if they are new or old, i'd assume old?

I'd have to ask Pepsi about it.
If they came from him, they are probably as old as the pyramids.
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mnfocusS wrote:^John, I have one apart already. I have no clue if they are new or old, i'd assume old?

I'd have to ask Pepsi about it.
the early lights have red plastic housings and the later ones have black plastic housings.


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o2designs wrote:
mnfocusS wrote:^John, I have one apart already. I have no clue if they are new or old, i'd assume old?

I'd have to ask Pepsi about it.
If they came from him, they are probably as old as the pyramids.
So they'd be nearly as old as O6designs? :lol:
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Who's callin' me old :lol:

Ryan, mine are the red housing ones.
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iminhell wrote:Who's callin' me old :lol:

Ryan, mine are the red housing ones.
Noone called you old.
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So if it's red, I bake them apart like headlights then? I have red housings.

And it won't be HID, or strobes. It's g-17 classified, i'm hoping they turn out as good as i have them figured out in my head.
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mnfocusS wrote:So if it's red, I bake them apart like headlights then? I have red housings.

And it won't be HID, or strobes. It's g-17 classified, i'm hoping they turn out as good as i have them figured out in my head.
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sweet. Now I just need to get my lazy ass to actually do it.
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